Books published by A A Balkema Publishers

A study on rock mechanics in salt mining, this work includes coverage of the exploration and opening of salt mining, deformation and failure of the salt, strata mechanics and control for different mining systems, and stability analyses of the mine.

This volume provides an overview of the proceedings of the XIIth ECSME Conference 1999. It covers a variety of topics, from summaries of workshops and sessions, to the emergence of information technology and information retrieval.

This book contains papers that reflect the wide-ranging interests of the Dutch archaeologist Maurits van Loon-prehistory, art history, and ancient history. It is a mine of useful information and synthesis for archaeologists working in the region of northern Syria.

This volume contains a collection of twenty four fully-refereed papers that examine the wealth, diversity and quality of cultural and environmental archaeological remains preserved in alluvial environments.

This work discusses the state of the art in the field of rock scour assessment due to falling high-velocity jets. It covers topics such as: physical modelling; prototype observations; and numerical modelling and protection measures.

This work focuses on a number of issues to do with contractual disputes - avoidance and resolution - within projects and provides this in an international context. Numerous case studies, involving single and multiple cultures, are given.

A compendium of terms, concepts, issues and methods involved in tunnel and chamber excavations and in lake-tap blasting, considering all aspects of the process from a conceptual to a practical involvement.

This book discusses the nutritional requirements, physiology, and diseases of prawn, and analyzes the contents of various techniques of prawn culture and the related problems, so as to help prawn culture to progress and to increase the production rate.

This text aims to enable the experience accumulated by engineers and the research community in materials science, continuum mechanics and applied mathematics to be shared.

The pressuremeter test consists of placing a cylindrical probe in the ground expanding the probe to pressurize soil or rock horizontally. The pressure on the soil and the relative increase in cavity radius are obtained and give an in situ stress s...

This study investigates the use of constructed wetlands as a cheaper and more effective alternative method of treating domestic wastewater in tropical environments. This book determines the technical viability of the model, with respect to treatme...

Dealing with the problem of nitrate risk and behavior in groundwater, this volume includes twenty-seven papers selected from the Euromeeting of the International Association of Hydrogeologists "Nitrate in Groundwater in Europe" held in Wisla, Poland in 2002. The articles describing the case studies focus on groundwater in Europe.

Presenting a detailed coverage of the core aspects of fluid flow phenomena in a jointed rock mass, this text incorporates original research findings and discussion of various laboratory triaxial apparatus.

The Hellenistic city of New Halos existed for only a short time before being destroyed by an earthquake. This book presents the details of six excavated New Halos homes, and gives a view of Hellenistic housing.

Containing the first results from the excavation of a terp at Wijnaldum in the Netherlands, this book describes how the area was once a cradle of political and economic growth, and how Frisian history is now threatened in parts of the terp region.

This work provides a translation of "Modelirovanie deistviya vzriva pri razruzhenii gornikh porod" (Moscow, 1990). It presents theories of simulating blast effects in elastic and elastoplastic media.

A handbook covering a variety of analysis tools from the traditional to the most up-to-date. Of great practical use to civil, mechanical and aeronautical engineers, this book covers a wide range of analytical techniques.

This text presents findings from the 3rd International Geotechnical Seminar, held in Ghent, Belgium. Topics include: American experiences with large diameter bored piles; case histories; static, dynamic and pile integrity testing; and installation...

Recent developments in the modelling of rubber are collated in this volume, including stress-strain behaviour, the use of the large strain finite element method for simulation, fatigue, fracture, filler reinforcement and more.

This monograph seeks to strengthen the study of problems of mechanical vibrations and noise. It presents research covering such topics as structural damping.

This work offers a discussion of the latest research pertaining to the hydraulic design of spillways and to hydraulic engineering in general. The topics covered include: two-phase flow characteristics; the inception of air entrainment; and more.

Through case studies and conference papers, this key text addresses a range of topics; from legislation to biodiversity, and from the moral and ethical issues surrounding land restoration, to the challenges of cleaning up contaminated sites.

This work describes the modern tools available for the detection and prevention of leaks from dams and reservoirs. Numerous case studies are presented, corresponding to studies performed by the authors from more than 30 dams from 18 countries.

This text covers topics in soil and granular mechanics, such as: slope protection and erosion control; ground behaviour during earthquakes; environmental geotechnic problems caused by underground engineering activities; and morphology.

This work is primarily designed for any person or organization in charge of assessment of the quality of natural resources and of pollution prevention.

This volume summarizes the results of experimental investigations on the mechanical behaviour of rock. These experiments have been conducted over a 40 year period in the Laboratory for the Physics of Rocks at High Pressure.

The increasing pollution of the environment as deliberate or unintentional consequences of human activities has to a great extent spoiled sensitive karst ecosytems. This text examines such consequences and proposals for what can be done in the future.

A tribute to Professor Dr Arnold Verruijt, on the occasion of his retirement as professor in soil mechanics at the Technical University of Delft, this book is divided into five chapters covering: groundwater flow, consolidation, numerical methods, geodynamics and geostatics.

This translation of "Guide technique des bassins de retenue d'eaux pluviales", Paris 1994, provides information about planning, construction, maintenance and management, and costs of stormwater retention basins.